MrChickenz Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) 59 minutes ago, JetmanUK said: Hang on. Your crystal ball is defective, that Dark Cavern box looks wrong. Your right, let me shake it again! Sorry Ben! Yes it looks like its defective. Edited May 22 by MrChickenz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 4 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: Your right, let me shake it again! Sorry Ben! Yes it looks like its defective. Ben does what Nintendon't (If you buy him a drink). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 7 hours ago, MrChickenz said: Your right, let me shake it again! Sorry Ben! Yes it looks like its defective. Furukawa are you seeing these memes 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 That’s better seems to be working great now Ben! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz0red Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 (edited) Updated firmware and dumper release on the first page. The updated dumper is the result of a tremendous amount of work by @batari and @RevEng. The changes to the dumper are fairly significant, so it is very likely there will be regressions. Please report any findings in this thread. Caveat (as always): These builds are experimental, not official Atari/Plaion releases, so please use at your own risk. Thanks a lot, Chris. Edited May 23 by raz0red 6 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Dumping is way more reliable now. also the speedups and optimizations are noticeable. Pitfall II is glorious. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker667xbl Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 3 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said: Dumping is way more reliable now. also the speedups and optimizations are noticeable. Pitfall II is glorious. Wait... Pitfall II works on the latest?! I haven't updated the system yet(waiting for an official release)... but that's VERY VERY tempting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidedlight Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 5 hours ago, John Stamos Mullet said: Pitfall II is glorious. Indeed it is. One question (apologies if it has been previously answered), why are there large black borders around the game, with the image nudged slightly to the right? This happens on both PAL and NTSC cartridges. It’s a bit better on Adventure, but there still a good inch available above and below the image. The image is still not correctly centered (look at the Sony badge on the bottom, versus the gate). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 2 minutes ago, guidedlight said: Indeed it is. One question (apologies if it has been previously answered), why are there large black borders around the game, with the image nudged slightly to the right? This happens on both PAL and NTSC cartridges. It’s a bit better on Adventure, but there still a good inch available above and below the image. The image is still not correctly centered (look at the Sony badge on the bottom, versus the gate). This was the case on original hardware. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 So pleased to see this latest build released. Many thanks to all involved particularly @raz0red, @RevEng and @batari. 8 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) You all are Geniuses! This is amazing! Medieval Mayhem Juno First Robot Tank Time Pilot Pitfall II All work for me now off the same Dumper! Star Raiders Touch Pad doesn’t work but I can live with that. It’s no deal breaker for me. Maybe down the road a new system release we might be playing! I’ll buy it in a heartbeat! I can’t thank everyone enough this is great! Thank You! HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI TODAY! Edited May 23 by MrChickenz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 4 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: You all are Geniuses! This is amazing! Medieval Mayhem Juno First Robot Tank Time Pilot Pitfall II All work for me now off the same Dumper! Star Raiders Touch Pad doesn’t work but I can live with that. It’s no deal breaker for me. Maybe down the road a new system release we might be playing! I’ll buy it in a heartbeat! I can’t thank everyone enough this is great! Thank You! Yes, today was a good day (so far). Just to let you know there has been no changes to the software on the chip that deals with the DB9 controller ports. Although there is access now to that chip (which is writable) and I have heard some theories nothing yet has been attempted. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariYMás009 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Why was the NTSC palette changed?, I mean, it looks so good but is there a specific reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric-Dreams Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Yeah ! Pick'n Pile now works fine 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 It’s crowded in here today! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 58 minutes ago, Electric-Dreams said: Yeah ! Pick'n Pile now works fine 👍 Straight into my veins, kepp em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 My testing so far with Dumper: x.01 and FW: 1.1x-r3 (Debug version): 2600 Working Juno First Medeival Mayhem Pitfall II Tac-Scan Time Pilot Space Rocks - This is a DPC+ game and it works as expected! Thank you. Stay Frosty 2 - This is a DPC+ game and it works as expected! Thank you. 2600 Not Working Space Instigators (NTSC Version). I get corruption and shots passing through Invaders. Seems like the FPS keep changing on me. Please see attached video. 7800 Working Asteroids Deluxe Note: Pause Mode continues to work, which allows you to select the hidden game (Asteroids) from this cart. E.X.O. Froggie (with POKEY) Keystone Kapers Millie & Molly Donkey Kong XM Note: Although all the games I tested so far have loaded, I always see "No Game Detected" followed by Loading Game. Is this behavior expected with the latest FW? Please see attached video. I'll test more as time permits. Space Instigators.MOV No Game Detected (1).MOV 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daorriss Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, Ben from Plaion said: Yes, today was a good day (so far). Just to let you know there has been no changes to the software on the chip that deals with the DB9 controller ports. Although there is access now to that chip (which is writable) and I have heard some theories nothing yet has been attempted. This would be amazing.. since Star Raiders on the 2600 was one of my most favorite titles.. I still have it in the original box etc .. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) 36 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: Note: Although all the games I tested so far have loaded, I always see "No Game Detected" followed by Loading Game. My guess is, if there’s no game detected it will stay on the screen, but it’s detecting a game so it continues to the loading screen. Just part of the new loading process. Edited May 23 by MrChickenz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 33 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: My testing so far with Dumper: x.01 and FW: 1.1x-r3 (Debug version): 2600 Working Juno First Medeival Mayhem Pitfall II Tac-Scan Time Pilot Space Rocks - This is a DPC+ game and it works as expected! Thank you. Stay Frosty 2 - This is a DPC+ game and it works as expected! Thank you. 2600 Not Working Space Instigators (NTSC Version). I get corruption and shots passing through Invaders. Seems like the FPS keep changing on me. Please see attached video. 7800 Working Asteroids Deluxe Note: Pause Mode continues to work, which allows you to select the hidden game (Asteroids) from this cart. E.X.O. Froggie (with POKEY) Keystone Kapers Millie & Molly Donkey Kong XM Note: Although all the games I tested so far have loaded, I always see "No Game Detected" followed by Loading Game. Is this behavior expected with the latest FW? Please see attached video. I'll test more as time permits. Space Instigators.MOV 17.33 MB · 3 downloads No Game Detected (1).MOV 5.74 MB · 1 download Space Instigators PAL works fine, some cleaning was necessary to get rid of the glitches. All my expected carts work, including Juno First and Pitfall2 PAL but Medieval Mayham runs with glitches! Try to play it, it always dumps but mine has got issues... Draconian and so on still don't work. Did anybody test Ninjish Guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 10 minutes ago, DEANJIMMY said: Draconian and so on still don't work. I have Draconian. I thought it was a DPC+ cart, but I may be wrong. I’ll test my cart tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 19 minutes ago, DEANJIMMY said: Medieval Mayham runs with glitches! I loaded mine but didn’t play it. I will test it out and post my results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 6 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: I loaded mine but didn’t play it. I will test it out and post my results. The glitches are sometimes hard to notice. Sometimes the game resets during play or instead of start but often there are just little graphic glitches sometimes obvious. It worked fine on the first dumper. But many thanks for the load, amazing improvements🤙 Medieval is the only game causing me trouble😊 20240523_174435.mp4 20240523_174413.mp4 20240523_174339.mp4 20240523_174300.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) 54 minutes ago, DEANJIMMY said: Medieval Mayham runs with glitches! I have to keep playing but so far mine seems fine. Have you tried a different HDMI cable or a different TV? I am also using the new paddles but that shouldn’t matter. Intro music and all seems fine on mine. IMG_0562.mov Edited May 23 by MrChickenz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 @DEANJIMMY try a regular set of paddles if you have them just to see if it makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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